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Household of William Wilmshurst (born 1808, Sussex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Uckfield, Sussex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

William Wilmshurst and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Wilmshurst, born in 1808 in Buxted, Sussex, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Joshua, born 1845 in Buxted, Sussex, England. He had 4 grandchildren; William (born 1874 in Buxted, Sussex, England), Isabel (born 1876 in Buxted, Sussex, England), Alice (born 1877 in Buxted, Sussex, England) and Ernest (born 1878 in Buxted, Sussex, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Daughter In Law, Louisa Wilmshurst, born in 1855 in Buxted, Sussex, England.


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William Wilmshurst's household

Male

William

Wilmshurst

Head
Male

Joshua

Wilmshurst

Son
Female

Louisa

Wilmshurst

Daughter In Law
Male

William

Wilmshurst

Grand Son
Female

Isabel

Wilmshurst

Grand Daughter
Female

Alice

Wilmshurst

Grand Daughter
Male

Ernest

Wilmshurst

Grand Son
First name(s) William
Last name Wilmshurst
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 73
Birth year 1808
Birth place Buxted, Sussex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Wilmshurst

Head

Widower

73

1808

Buxted, Sussex, England

Joshua

Wilmshurst

Son

Married

36

1845

Buxted, Sussex, England

Louisa

Wilmshurst

Daughter In Law

Married

26

1855

Buxted, Sussex, England

William

Wilmshurst

Grand Son

Single

7

1874

Buxted, Sussex, England

Isabel

Wilmshurst

Grand Daughter

Single

5

1876

Buxted, Sussex, England

Alice

Wilmshurst

Grand Daughter

Single

4

1877

Buxted, Sussex, England

Ernest

Wilmshurst

Grand Son

Single

3

1878

Buxted, Sussex, England

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